Amazon Impresses with a Convoy of Mercedes eActros 600
- Published on 12/11/2025 12:50
- Modified on 12/11/2025 12:51
The Amazon platform is accelerating its shift to electric vehicles with the receipt of its first Mercedes eActros 600 trucks in the United Kingdom.
This is an image one would not have believed possible just five years ago: a convoy of Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 trucks, branded Amazon, gliding silently on British highways. No diesel growl, no plume of black smoke from the exhaust. Just a simple electric hum. The eActros, a 100% electric long-haul truck, has just been put into service in Amazon’s logistics fleet in the UK. A spectacular milestone, but not yet a revolution.
Amazon is not a newcomer to this: already equipped with thousands of electric Rivian vans in the United States and Mercedes eSprinter vans in Europe, the company is now pushing the decarbonization logic into heavy transport. Its record order of over 200 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 aims to reduce the carbon footprint of its inter-center routes, those journeys of several hundred kilometers linking warehouses and logistics hubs.
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A bold bet, since road freight transport still represents nearly a quarter of CO₂ emissions from the European transport sector. According to the European Commission, a single long-distance diesel truck emits on average 900 grams of CO₂ per kilometer. For a fleet like Amazon’s, the switch to electric could prevent up to 60,000 tons of CO₂ per year, according to cross-estimates from Daimler Truck and the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight.
Behind the green rhetoric, there is also an economic logic. An electric truck currently costs nearly twice as much as a comparable diesel model. But Mercedes-Benz and Amazon are betting on reduced operating costs: fewer moving parts, less maintenance, and above all, electricity often 50% cheaper per kilometer than diesel… provided green supply contracts and internal charging stations are used.
Amazon does not disclose the total cost of this transition, but internal projections indicate a return on investment in 6 to 8 years, the expected life of the battery pack.
A shift Europe can no longer ignore
The announcement by Amazon and Mercedes-Benz goes beyond the British context. It reflects a strategic shift in heavy transport: the planned end of diesel by 2040 in Europe is pushing all stakeholders to invest, even though the charging infrastructure is not yet ready.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has already announced plans to offer more than 40 variants of its eActros (2 or 3 battery packs, several wheelbases, two cabs). Other manufacturers are following suit: Volvo FH Electric, DAF XD Electric, Scania Super BEV, Renault. They are all betting on European “zero emission” corridors set to link major ports and logistics centers by 2030.
But to make it happen, states, energy providers, and manufacturers will need to join forces to build what is still missing: the network, reliability, and transparency about the true carbon cost of “zero emissions.”
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This page is translated from the original post "Amazon impressionne avec un convoi de Mercedes eActros 600" in French.
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